I find it disturbing and somewhat incredible that someone with a desire to fly airliners in UK feels that the UK's largest and most successful airline exclusively recruits 'tossers'.
I don't work for BA, but I have (successfully) been through their selection procedure, and it actually isn't that much different from any of the major airlines. It does deal with a great many people, and there is a formal assessment of candidates' appreciation of their contribution to the company's bottom line, but the rest of it is pretty standard. As others have said, the sheer weight of numbers of applicants allows BA to select the best of those that fit their ideal profile - and any other airline in UK would be pleased to have those candidates.
If you wish to get yourself employed by a UK major airline, curb your attitude and start finding out how to present yourself at interview. If you don't learn it now, you will certainly need to when you try and find alternative employment outside aviation....
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